06-11-2008, 05:57 AM
Mark Stapleton Wrote:I should add that the Democrats did win a Senate majority, as opposed to the deadlocked situation which existed prior to the election, but they didn't get the magical 60, or three fifths, needed to guillotine filibusters in that chamber. I believe they've ended up with 56.
True, but the got a sufficient number to allow them to finally jettison Joe the Lieberman. That's an excellent consolation prize. I personally am having a surge of anticipatory schadenfreude.